Essays about: "meaning of I"

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  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  3. 2. Characterisation of Non-metallic Inclusions in Special Steels using Electrolytic Extraction

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Josefin Mvele Svensson; [2024]
    Keywords : Non-metallic inclusions; electrolytic extraction; SEM; Icke-metalliska inneslutningar; elektrolytisk extraktion; SEM;

    Abstract : When producing high strength special steels strict requirements are in place to assure the quality of the final product, both in terms of harmful elements and  the  content  of  non-metallic  inclusions  (NMI).  Achieving  cleanliness  is a  gradual  process  where all  the  steps  of  the  production  process  are  inter- connected, meaning that it is crucial to know the influence of each step in order to assure the contents of the final product. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Not your darlings – but their mother's!" : Interpretative Difficulties with "Love" in Euripides' Medea 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och retorik

    Author : Felicia Green; [2024]
    Keywords : Medea; love; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; ordinary language philosophy; ordinary language criticism; best case of acknowledgment; lived scepticism; the difficulty of reality; Fear and Trembling; avoidance of love; meaning; Medea; kärlek; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; vardagsspråkfilosofi; litteraturteori; Fruktan och bävan; levd skepticism; verklighetens svårigheter; mening;

    Abstract : The aim of this Master’s thesis is to achieve philosophical clarity on an interpretative problem I have been struggle with in Euripides’ Medea: That Medea murders her own children, while claimingto love them. Situated within the philosophical and literary tradition of ordinary language philosophy and ordinary language criticism, the thesis draws on ideas, theoretical discussions, and concepts from Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toril Moi, Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, and Niklas Forsberg – but also Søren Kierkegaard. READ MORE

  5. 4. “A guy got to sometimes” : Hegemonic masculinity and male homosociality in Of Mice of Men, by John Steinbeck

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Abigail Piper Sandström; [2024]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Steinbeck; Homosociality; American Literature; Hegemonic masculinity; Gender; Male Studies;

    Abstract : John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men explores themes of morality and masculinity through its many male characters. With the use of hegemonic masculinity theory, this essay analyzes how different elements of masculinity are characterized, constructed, and valued in relation to one another. READ MORE

  6. 5. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE